Rat trap



Nov. 13, 1951 s. R. GlAcoLETTo RAT TRAP 8 Sheets-Sheet l Filed May l,1946 QM. Ru.

Attorneys Nov. 13, 1951` Filed May l. 1946 s. R. GlAcoLE'l-To 2,574,780

RAT TRAP 8 Sheets-Sheet 2 Im'entor By Mwnf/ A tto rneys S. R. GIACOLETTONov. 13, 1951 Filed May 1, 1946 8 Sheets-Sheet I5 Attorneys NOV- 13,1951 s. R. G'lAcoLETTo l 2,574,780

' Y RAT TRAP Filed May l, 1946 8 Sheets-Sheet 4 I n vento r AttorneysNov. 1.3, 1951 s. R. GlAcoLETTO 2,574,780

' RAT TRAP l l Filed May l, 1946 8 Sheets-Sheet 5 I '9 Inventar vAttorneys S. R. GIACOLETTO Nov. 13, 1951 RATTRAP 8 Sheets-Sheerl 6 FiledMay l, 1946 Inventor 5A V//Y GMCOETr Allo rneys NOV- 13, 1951 s. R.GlAcoLETTo 2,574,780

" RAT TRAP Filed May l., 1946 f 8 Sheets-Sheet 7 Attorneys Nov. 13,1951s. R. GlAcoLETTo RAT TRAP 8 Sheets-Sheet 8 Filed May l, 1946 I n vento r54mm/1e q/mfrra' A tta rneys Patented Nov. 13, 1951 IPA-TENT 1 oFFic-E'2,574;zso Y n wenn TRAP .savinoen.,.eiaeo1etm,'sa'nrancisaiealif.

'-Appiicesion May 1, iszisgiseriarfNo; seems i, l Claim. 1,. 1

:'.The presentfnventionrrelatesizto. animalrc'traps and. moreparticularlysfto-:traps for eatchingzrats 1'. andfother rodents.

An important. :object offiuthe ein-Mention 5, is;l to

provide a trap :havingk multiplesf-,faoilities for- 5 1 s catchingrodents;- .to` Erthefafendq. that zsuclr `a: trap r can'fbe :rplacedlyinithickly:wat-.pop.ulatedilooa1ities '-rfor catching` afpluralitys'off.rats,.-as1distinguished from 4present :daysztraps, chiefly. .used cfor.single watches.

Another importanteobjectzof the Ainvention is :f `to provide a:multipleitypeetrap fandinzzconjunction therewith, a storagelcage:intowvhichrtcaught rats .-can kbe lodged :fiori utureidfisposal.

..1 Ax further object `of thea-,invention is to *.iprovide `a trap ofthe charactenistated;eapable:of:.being feasilyset Vfor-operation.and-:awherein :there is fpractically no danger oiztinjuryi-ltotheeperson 1 handling thefsame.

Still a 'further objectfofxltheiinventionaisi to;v :provide atrapszwhich reinoueszfxthe1:hazard;y of personal injury toattendants;kdue: to2-the provision- `of ai drop Lgate' ::insteadPottstriker'umeans,

such as is employed in most other traps.

In the-drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevationalvieW-fof theftrap=, the foursides-Abeing-fof Ilike appearance Figure 2- is afragmentar-ylitop-fplanView offthe trap;

Figure 3is ahorizonta1l1seotionalviewftaken i substantially yonA line3*3of Figure 1;

lFigure 411sI a V=fragmentary-`-vertica1@sectional viewtaken on.lineL-ll of `Figure 2;

Figure v5 is a fragmentarylside:elevationalview showing the gate inelevated position;

Figure 6 is a fragmentaryfzvertiealaf'sectional vthe latch means;

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Figure 10 is a perspectivewliewJofxftheerank shaft and-'baitarm;

Figure 11 is a fragmentary. fftopz planxview :showing the collectionnageattached :to: the-trap;

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The.- elosuregateid may have perforationsiz i i therein', but.denitelynhas a a 'small opening 525.129,11 its upper portionandlpalso:amupstandingztongue 21 having :a finger hnokZiat'its zupper.`end. .Asgzis clearlyishowni in Figure 6,'.':.theiawa11:e|3

forming a front for the tower l2, extendsiupnl wardly;above;theater):ofrthez :ftowerpas at c and -.-has-iears'ZaethronghWhicha pivot pin -uex- .=;:itends, ethisnpin falso:extendingrthroughzflparallel 501iear's 3| :onthe:rightsangularlyedisposed foot-A32 :of ya ihand .'lever233, :this leverfhavingz an outward- -Si #1y disposediflipatll;iatiiitsf;lowervf-'end':iiwhereby it can be lifted conveniently Ffromgcitsposition-shown s VinfFigureSl f Y VWhenfy theI fgatef2 4l isfIin'lfelevated positionthe atraveo small opening 26 will register with aslot 35 in the upper portion of the wall I3, below the top of the towerI2.

Through the slot 35 and the opening 26, a pintle 36 is slidable, thispintle being carried by the upper end of a rod 31, which rises from therotor 28, and at this point, it can be seen that the upper portions ofthe strips I8 are preferably widened as at 38 to form a substantialsupport for the rotor 29.

Frictionally disposed through an opening in the rotor 20 is a dependingrod 39, which pivotally connects at its lower end to a link bar 40, thislink bar in turn having openings 4I at its innerend for receiving thecrank end `42 of a crank shaft 43, this crank shaft being journaledthrough suitable bearings 44, on the adjacent wall 8, This bearing 44may be a barrel, as shown in Figure 9.

From the opposite end of the crank shaft 43 and at right angles thereto,projects a bait arm 45 having a laterally disposed bait carrying hook 46on which any suitable bait 41 can be placed.

For this end of the arm 45, a flanged guide or cleat 48 is provided,this cleat being slotted as at 49 to receive and guide this end of thearm 45'.VV

As is shown in Figure 9, the corridor top plate II has a slot 50 thereinto allow for the move- Y ment of the depending rod 39.

The top of the tower I2 has a cut-away portion 5I through which the foot32 is movable. The weight of the bait arm 45 will normally hold thelatch pintle 36 retracted, when the gate 24 is lifted so that theopening 26 matches the slot 35 and the lever 33 is swung upwardly, theengagement of a foot 32 behind the heel of the pintle rod structure 36,31 and further the movement of said arm 33 will urge the pintle 36through the slotted opening to hold the gate in elevated position andthe weight of the gate on the pin will overcome the gravitating eiectof- 7 the arm 45, with the result that the arm win be As is apparent inFigure 3, the interior of. the trap is divided into four compartments52,

formed by four right angularly disposed parti- -tions 53, radiating froma hub frame 54 to connect to opposed portions of the walls 8, allas inthe manner shown in Figure 3.

It is also preferable that the walls 8 and the partitions 53 be providedwith mesh lled windows 55, 56, respectively.

The top of the trap, as shown in Figure 4 has flanges 51 on thepartitions 53 Vand to these are hinged mesh filled trap doors 58, eachof which has barrels 59, 59, at its outer edge adapted-to interlap abarrel formation on the upper edge of the opposed wall 8, in order toreceive a securing pin 6I, all as in the manner shown in Figure 2.

To accommodate the collection cage 6, theside Walls of each corridor 9has outwardly projecting and headed studs 62 and the use of4 these studswill be described in connection with the description of the collectioncage, which will follow a description of the operation of the trapimmediately hereafter.,

In the operation of the trap, assume thaty the gate24 is in elevatedposition,y as showninFiguref- 6. A rat or other rodent enters thecorresponding corridor 9 and compartment 52, and seeing the bait 41 onthe raised hook 46, will grasp the bait and in pulling the same down toa convenient level for eating, will move the arm 45 downwardly, whichthrough the action of the crank shaft 43, will move the link bar 48outwardly, rotating the rotor and swinging the rod 31 inwardly, to theend that the pin 36 is removed from the opening 26 of the gate 24,allowing the gate to'gravitate, thusV shutting off the escape of therodent.

In order to reset the trap, the gate 24 is lifted until the opening 26is opposite the slot 35, after vwhich the lever 33 is moved upwardly andbackwardly, so-that the foot 32 rides against the heel of the'pin androd structure 36, 31 and moves the pin outwardly through the slot andopening,

- thus holding the gate in elevated position.

Of course, the rodents can be annihilated by lifting the closures 58 togain access to the compartments 52, but normally these closures58 permitaccess to the compartments 52, in order that the hooks 46 can be baited.

'Ihe collection of the live rodents is accomplishedthrough the medium ofthe collection cage, shown in Figures 11 to 16 inclusive. The cage 6 ismade up of a bottom, anged at its side and end edges in anupwarddirection, this cage being provided with front and rear end frames63, 64 respectively, connected by upper side frame members 65, betweenwhich and the side anges of the bottom slide ways 66 are provided toreceive equi-distantly spaced gates 61, each having a curved handle 68at its upper end, these gates operating through slotted bridge members69, spanning the top of the cage, and one of these gates 61 beinglocated at the front end of the cage, while the back end is closed by amesh filler 18. The sides and top of the cage are also closed by meshsheets 1I which while precluding the escape of the rodents, permits anobserver to ascertain whether there are any creatures therein.

vertically slotted members or hooks 12 having shank portions 13 securedto opposite sides of the cage 6, project forwardly from the cage and areengageable over the headed studs 62, when it is desired to transferrodents from the trap to this collection cage.

At theforward end of the cage and at the top side thereof are spacedslide ways 14, 14 in which a latch plate 15 is movable, this latch platehaving protrusions 16, 16, adapted to override the upper edge of theforward end gate 61, so that when transportingthe cage there is nolikelihood of the gate coming open and rodents escaping. The latch plate15 has a short upstanding handle or knob 11.

The cage 6, when disconnected from the'trap 5 can be lowered into a pailor tank of water for the purpose of drowning the rodents.

While the foregoing description sets forth the invention in specificterms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, sizeand materials may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A multiple animal trap comprising a housing divided into a plurality ofcompartments, a closure for each of the compartments and bait 'lcarrying animal actuated means for each closure, and a collection cagefor collecting animals 5 from the compartments, and detachableconnecting means between the cage and the trap at each entrance, saidconnection being in the form of stud and hook elements on said cage andtrap, said collection cage having a plurality of vertically movabledoors slidably mounted therein to form a plurality of compartments insaid collection cage.

SAVINO R. GIACOLETTO.

REFERENCES CITED The following references areof record in the le of thispatent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date Pead Dec. 30, 1890 Bromwell Dec.13, 1892 Schuckman Feb. 5, 1918 Bauman May 1, 1923 Ford Sept. 1, 1925Frick Sept. 15, 1925 Bushman May 14, 1929 Evans Feb. 11, 1930 KleffmanJune '7, 1932 Snyder i; Jan. 14, 1941 Hegener Nov. 12. 1946

